Abide Within Peaceful Beauty
Abide Within Peaceful Beauty …
We live in a world of war and hate,
where there is little regard for others
or for such things as respect and courtesy,
kindness and compassion, love and peace.
How absurd it must sound to those who destroy
when one says to love all living things,
to walk in the depths of nature and understand
what harmony and balance is,
to hold a child and sing lullabies,
to feel the satisfaction of watching gardens grow,
to hear the birds sing their joy,
to watch the sun rise with hopes for peace
and to watch the sunset with thanks for a good day.
Let us gather in spirit and abide within peaceful beauty,
in a world where only a few of the multitude go,
it is a world within the hearts and souls
of those who desire peace and love for all,
who reach out to others with words of inspiration
and hope for a better world.
Let us fight for not power and greed,
but for the glory of love and peace,
fight not with the sword, but with words from our pens,
and a sharing of thoughts,
let us make a better place for our children
and generations to come,
so they may know the way to walk in peace and harmony,
and to know love for all living things.
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Note From Author
This verse was inspired by the poem What Would Happen … by R.J. Schwartz. Thank
you, Ralph, for your words of inspiration.
© 2019 Phyllis Doyle Burns
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Such lovely verse Phyllis. If only the world could come together in harmony.
Thank you so much, Rasma.
Well written Phyllis and inspirational. Thank you for sharing. Jamie
So glad you enjoyed it, Jamie. Thank you for the feedback. Take care.
I think so many people today have lost their way, fell too far off the path, forgot what it is like to be a person. This was a lovely walk to remind us the right path to walk. Thank you Phyllis. Lovely poem
Paul, thank you so much for such an uplifting comment – makes my spirit soar. Yes, I agree with you – too many have fallen by the wayside. Let’s pray more and more peope find their way back. Take care dear friend.
It’s a beautifully penned verse singing of peace and harmony. I wish peace and love prevailed in the world and pen proved mightier than gun.
Thank you, Yasmin, for your kind words.